Recent content by Gary R. Smith

That's what I was wondering. You seems to have captured some interesting shots.

That K3 sure seems to catch a great range of gray scale. Would love to see that printed large.

It looks like an interesting exhibition. Did you enjoy it?

I love the high contrast on the left side of your shot but (as you say) since I don't speak/read Italian, the sign does nothing for me.

I just put a roll of HP5+ into the Rollei. Now I need some good weather for a short walk and 12 clicks.

The last being the red wing blackbird? I don't think the bird was really in focus but I liked the shot anyway. Thanks Pete!

Thanks Tony, loading it now with some HP5+. It does seem to be pretty clean. We'll have to see how it shoots.

My very own 3.5 Tessar

I can't remember what I was using for prints in the early 1970's. I do remember having a polished surface dryer that I needed to use if I wanted glossy prints. I'm pretty sure I never used anything other than the least expensive print paper offered by Kodak.

Well, I can say that whomever designed that Agfa Iso-Rapid 1F you featured in 35mmc must have spent years in the Royal College of Art School of Design. It is so sleek... :)

It might arrive today (Wednesday).

That's the one that I'm happiest with (of the birds). I also like the shot of the flooded field.

My wife swears by the NWS but I prefer the weather from my iPhone. Considering the number of computer weather models out there and the ability to track weather systems you'd think they'd get things right more often than wrong.

It takes me about an hour to get from my place east of Portland to Ridgefield north of Portland. The refuge has two "units" and the one that I usually go to is called the "River Unit". It has a driving loop (above in pink) and visitors are asked to stay in their vehicles. There are a few...

Well, you guys on the east coast have been clobbered with cold. I don't believe that we've yet had a hard freeze. It was 51 degrees here yesterday.